Ottawa moved its winning streak to seven matches with a 3-0; 25-18, 25-19, 25-17; victory over Tabor College in Wilson Field House last Saturday afternoon. OU finished the match with 43 kills, a .218 attacking percentage, 41 assists, five service aces, 56 digs, and six team blocks.
Radaisy Valdez led OU with 10 kills. She had two digs, and five blocks.
Kaitlyn Haller had a team high 20 assists. She finished the match with a double-double, tallying 11 digs.
Haylee O'Meara had 15 assists and nine digs.
Presley Crader finished the match with two service aces.
Jadore Hayes and
Alexa Boyle led OU with 12 digs apiece.
The Braves are 17-9 overall and 6-0 in the KCAC. OU has not dropped a set in conference play. OU is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Poll.
Through 26 matches, OU is averaging 12.3 kills per set, 11.4 assists per set, 2.04 blocks per set, 1.4 service aces per set, and 18.09 digs per set. The Braves have a .195 attacking percentage.
Ottawa is ranked 30th in the NAIA in kills (1,145), 17th in total attacks (3,558), 34th in assists (1,060), 16th in digs (1,682), 28th in digs per set (18.09), 34th in solo blocks (59), 30th in block assists (261), 29th in total blocks (190), 38th in blocks per set (2.04), 41st in block errors (39), and 45th in ball handling errors (26).
Radaisy Valdez leads OU in kills with 307. She is averaging 3.3 kills per set. Valdez also leads the team in blocks with 84.
Haylee O'Meara is OU's leader in assists with 480 and is averaging 5.3 per set.
Jadore Hayes is OU's leader in service aces with 31 and she leads the team in digs with 439. Hayes is averaging 4.7 digs per set.
Tuesday's match is the 59th meeting between Ottawa University and Benedictine College. Benedictine leads the series, 43-15 but the Braves are on a four match winning streak against the Ravens. The teams have not met since Sept. 28, 2019 when OU defeated BC 3-2. The first meeting between Ottawa and Benedictine happened on Oct. 21, 1975 in Wilson Field House. The Ravens won the match 2-1; 13-15, 15-12, 4-15.
Benedictine College is 13-10 overall and 7-6 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The Ravens have lost five straight matches and enter Tuesday's contest coming off a 3-2 loss to Missouri Valley on Saturday.
In the loss to Missouri Valley College, the Ravens had 66 kills, a .227 attacking percentage, 62 assists, five service aces, 102 digs, and seven team blocks. Haylie Dickerson led Benedictine in kills with 18. She had a .486 attacking percentage. Haley Cahill finished the match with a double-double, 33 assists and 11 digs. Evelyn Arreola had 48 digs and Maura Lickteig led the team with four blocks.
Through 23 matches, Benedictine is averaging 13.05 kills per set, 12.4 assists per set, 1.4 blocks per set, 1.7 service aces per set, 17.1 digs per set. The Ravens have a .196 attacking percentage.
The Ravens are ranked 29th in the NAIA in kills per set (13.05), 18th in assists per set (12.4), and 30th in ball handling errors (31).
Regan Bruggeman leads the team in kills (2.83) and is averaging 2.8 kills per set. Marissa Mantz is the team's leader in assists (369) and has a 4.9 assists per set average. Mary Pat Taylor is the team's leader in service aces with 28. Kristijana Istuk leads BC in digs with 348 and is averaging 4.4 digs per set. Maura Lickteig is BC's leader in blocks with 53.
